#72B09B#72B09B

#72B09B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.071 H 170.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72B09B
RGB	rgb(114, 176, 155)
HSL	hsl(160, 28%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(160, 35%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 0%, 11.9%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.27, -24.74, 4.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.27, 25.14, 169.81°)
OKLab	oklab(70.88% -0.0706 0.0114)
OKLCH	oklch(70.88% 0.071 170.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.3790, 36.9930, 36.6490)
Luminance	0.3700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72B09B #B07287

analogous

#72B07C #72B09B #72A6B0

triadic

#72B09B #9B72B0 #B09B72

tetradic

#72B09B #7C72B0 #B07287 #A6B072

square

#72B09B #7C72B0 #B07287 #A6B072

split-complementary

#72B09B #B072A6 #B07C72

monochromatic

#3C6B5B #52937D #72B09B #99C6B7 #C0DCD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50

#72B09B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.40

#72B09B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72B09B

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72B09B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72B09B	1.00	2.50	8.40	8.40
#FFFFFF	2.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ADA89A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A2A19C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#61B1AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72b09b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 176, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.071 170.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9dc8b8',
    500: '#72b09b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72b09b;
$custom-light: #9dc8b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72b09b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 159.677,
    "s": 28.182,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70884,
    "c": 0.07147,
    "h": 170.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.36995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72B09B

secondary

#CCB2BB

accent

#6384C4

background

#F9FCFB

surface

#F2F8F6

border

#CCD1D0

text

#0E1311

muted

#7E8280

Preview Lab

Preview with #72B09B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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